marriage … swaddled him in a domesticity he came to loathe—Nina Auerbach
Examples of swaddle in a Sentence
He swaddled the baby in a blanket.
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At least the Silverado EV LT kept me swaddled in comfort for the drive, with roomy seats, large screens, a cavernous center console and also GM’s impressive Super Cruise hands-free driving system.—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 The photo showed her newborn swaddled in a blanket covered in mini candies.—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025 Sure, some grandmothers can bake a mean cookie, crochet blankets that could swaddle a small country, or know their way around a jigsaw puzzle.—Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025 The image of an infant wearing a white outfit and swaddled in a pink blanket looked much like that was taken by Princess Beatrice's husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and released by Buckingham Palace to announce Athena's birth in January.—Janine Henni, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swaddle
Word History
Etymology
Middle English swadelen, swathelen, probably alteration of swedelen, swethelen, from swethel swaddling band, from Old English; akin to Old English swathian to swathe
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